Wednesday, January 11, 2012

PAUL McCARTNEY - KISSES ON THE BOTTOM

Paul McCartney is about to release a new studio album on February 7th, this time comprised of his favorite childhood pop standards, as well as two original compositions. For the new album entitled, Kisses on the Bottom, McCartney recorded his versions of the classic tracks at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, New York and London last year with producers Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall. The album will feature two new collaborations: "My Valentine" with Eric Clapton, and "Only Our Hearts" with Stevie Wonder.

A deluxe edition of the album will be available on McCartney’s official site on February 14th, featuring two bonus tracks (“Baby’s Request”, “My One and Only Love”) in addition to longer liner notes and expanded packaging. Kisses on the Bottom (his 15th solo album) is McCartney's follow-up to Memory Almost Full has been described as a collection of classic songs that inspired the songwriting of the Beatles legend, and on "Bottom," the singer will reinterpret tracks made popular by Sam Cooke ("Home (When Shadows Fall)"), Ella Fitzgerald ("It's Only a Paper Moon") and Danny Kaye ("The Inch Worm"), among others. The album title comes from the lyrics of Fats Waller's 1935 hit "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself a Letter," which serves as the opening track on McCartney's album. Kisses on the Bottom will be reelased on February 7th via Hear Music/Concord.

Kisses on the Bottom tracklisting:
01 – I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
02 – Home (When Shadows Fall)
03 – It’s Only A Paper Moon
04 – More I Cannot Wish You
05 – The Glory Of Love
06 – We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)
07 – Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
08 – My Valentine
09 – Always
10 – My Very Good Friend The Milkman
11 – Bye Bye Blackbird
12 – Get Yourself Another Fool
13 – The Inch Worm
14 – Only Our Hearts
15 – Baby’s Request (Deluxe Edition)
16 – My One and Only Love (Deluxe Edition)

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